Politics - Nov. 19, 2008
Spring election sprint gets underway
Just when you thought it was safe to turn on the TV and avoid political commercials, it's time for the spring elections -- with a state Supreme Court race and several county judicial races -- to get underway. The Supreme Court race pretty much started this week when Jefferson County Circuit Judge Randy R. Koschnick fulfilled expectations that he would announce his campaign to attempt to unseat Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson.
Tags: Shirley Abrahamson, Randy R. Koschnick, Louis Butler, Miek Gableman, Jon Richards, Grant Langley, sick leave referendum

Politics - Nov. 14, 2008
ACLU sues over police shutdown of play
It's taken a few years, but the ACLU of Wisconsin has filed a federal First Amendment lawsuit against the Milwaukee Police Department for its role in shutting down a play entitled "Naked Boys Singing," a musical with gay themes that has been produced around the country. The cops shut down the play in 2005, contending that the Milwaukee Gay Arts Center didn't have a proper theater license.
Tags: Grant Langley, ACLU, Cassvile, Public Service Commission, Justin Fields, Milwaukee Police Department, Scott Walker, Milwaukee Gay Arts Center, Naked Boys Singing

Politics - Jan. 9, 2008
Cash settlement reached in Water Works case
A Milwaukee Common Council panel recommended paying former Water Works employee Amy Purvis $67,000 after Purvis filed a sex discrimination suit against the city.
Tags: milwaukee common council panel, grant langley, amy purvis, sex discrimination, michael mcgee jr., glenn givens jr., old world third street, 440th airwing, milwaukee brat house, bootleggers, visions, guse's city hall, tucco

Politics - Nov. 2, 2007
Surveying the debate on surveillance cameras
Some aldermen are upset over the way Mayor Tom Barrett funded and implemented nearly two dozen surveillance cameras designed for crime prevention.
Tags: tom barrett, jim bohl, mike d'amato, surveillance cameras, jonathan cermele, laurie egert, grant langley, chaser's pub, camelot show lounge, tap whatever